The High Fives


What's in a name?

High Five Yoga Health & Healing is built on fundamental Ayurvedic, Yogic, and Behaviour Transformation principles and philosophies.

 

'High' as defined as : great or greater than normal, in quantity, size or intensity / Very favourable.

'Five' (or Pancha) is a recurring theme throughout Yoga and Ayurveda teachings.  

 

The Five Great Elements

A fundamental principal of Ayurveda is that all matter is comprised of unique combinations of the 5 great elements of life (Pancha Mahabutas):

  • Space: an area available for manifestation and expansion
  • Air: movement
  • Fire: transformation
  • Water: fluidity
  • Earth: structure

* Also the 5 senses


The Five Points of Yoga

Swami Sivanada described Yoga and the journey to enlightenment in a five point philosophy:

  • Proper Exercise: Asana
  • Proper Breathing: Pranayama
  • Proper Diet
  • Proper Relaxation
  • Positive Thinking & Meditation: Vedanta & Dhyana 

The Five Layers of Being

Yoga describes the human mind-body experience as existing through five layers of being (Pancha Kosha), each one residing inside the other. For total well-being to occur each layer must be cared for.

 

The Food Body: Annamaya Kosha

The Breath Body: Pranamaya Kosha

The Mental/Emotional Body: Manomaya Kosha

The Intuitive Body: Vijnamaya Kosha

The Bliss Body: Anandamaya Kosha

 


High Five for

Habit Transformation!

When we offer a High Five to someone we are acknowledging and celebrating their successes and achievements. High Five Yoga Health & Healing strongly believes in the power of community as the most efficient and effective method of personal change. By tapping into the collective conscious of a positive community we ourselves become the powerful energy of the group.

 


 

 

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